A bunch of seeds were on court yesterday for the Quarterfinals of The Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. And unseeded Juan Carlos Ferrero has surprised many to reach the quarterfinals without dropping a set. But I wasn't surprised. He has a lot of experience and he is very good on clay. I just knew he would go far after his easy win over Christophe Rochus in the first round. And in the quarterfinal, Ferrero faced Romanian fourth seed, Victor Hanescu. Ferrero served with 82% of his first serves in. His consistent strokes and mental strength led him to a solid 63 75 victory.
Ferrero's opponent in the semifinal will be he first seed, Igor Andreev. Andreev has been unpredictable for the past couple of days. He almost loses in the first round to a Moroccan wildcard, then he almost loses to a random Frenchman, Nicolas Devilder, then he easily takes out sixth seed Marc Gicquel, 61 63. I'm betting on a straight set win for Ferrero.
The third and fifth seeds, Florent Serra and Albert Montanes are the other semifinalsits. Now I thought that Serra's opponent, Teimuraz Gabashvili would easily pul off the mini upset, but it was quite the opposite. Serra wiped Gabashvili out, 60 64. And the Spaniard, Albert Montanes went up against Portugal's Frederico Gil. I was indifferent about this match, but I expected Montanes to pull through. And he did with some resitance from Gil, 76(5) 64.
Who I Want to Win: Juan Carlos Ferrero
Who I Think Will Win: Juan Carlos Ferrero
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